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In the Night Garden...

In the Night Garden…
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Created by Andrew Davenport
Developed by Ragdoll Productions
Starring Holly Denoon, Rebecca Hyland, Nick Kellington, Andy Wareham, Elisa Laghi, Justyn Towler, Isaac Blake
Narrated by Derek Jacobi
Music by Andrew Davenport
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 100 (list of episodes)
Production
Producer(s) Andrew Davenport and Anne Wood
Running time 30 minutes approx.
Production company(s) Ragdoll Productions (2007–2009)
BBC Worldwide
DHX Media (2013–present)
Distributor BBC Worldwide
Release
Original network BBC (as part of CBeebies)
Original release 19 March 2007 – 6 March 2009
Chronology
Related shows Teletubbies
Boohbah

In the Night Garden... is a BBC children's television series, aimed at children aged from 1 to 6 years old. It is produced by Ragdoll Productions. Andrew Davenport created, wrote, and composed the title theme and incidental music for all 100 episodes. It was produced by Davenport and Anne Wood, the team that also co-created Teletubbies. The programme is narrated by Derek Jacobi. It is filmed mostly in live action, and features a mix of actors in costume, puppetry and computer animation. The characters include Iggle Piggle, Makka Pakka, Upsy Daisy, the Tombliboos, the Pontipines / the Wottingers, the Haahoos, the Ninky Nonk and the Pinky Ponk.

The series was announced in October 2006, and twenty episodes were first broadcast in 19 March 2007. Two series were made, with 100 episodes in all. The BBC confirmed in 2010 that it would not be commissioning another series. It took £14.5 million of the show's budget to produce it.

The program's creators have said that it is designed to relax and entertain its intended audience of one to six-year-olds.

The programme features a large cast of colourful characters with unusual names who live in a magical forest scattered with large daisies and brightly coloured pompom flowers. The characters mostly speak short, repetitive phrases and each has their own special song and dance. The garden is a sunny, colourful environment and the music is jaunty and music box-like. Producer Anne Wood said:

Each episode starts with a different child in bed, while the narrator introduces the episode. The scene cuts to Iggle Piggle, in his boat, traveling to the Night Garden. Then the camera pans up to the sky and zooms in, followed by blooming flowers. After the title appears under a hedge, either the Ninky Nonk or the Pinky Ponk appears. The episodes end with one character receiving a bedtime story, which is generated by the magical gazebo that sits at the centre of the Night Garden. This story is a summary of the plot of the episode. Sometimes the characters all dance together under the Gazebo.


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